Construction of iron inclosures



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G; J.- WOELFBL. GONSTRUGTION 0F IRON INGLOSURES.

Patented Dec. 22, 1891.

IIIIIIIIIII mhog e UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. s

GEORGE J. WOELEEL, OE COVINGTON, KENTUCKY.

CONSTRUCTION OF IRON lNCLO-SURES.

SPECIFICATION forming part'of Letters Patent No. 465,509, dated December 22, 1891. l

Application filed June 5, 1891. Serial No. 395,189. (No model.)

To all whom, t may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE J. WOELEEL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Covington, in the county of Kenton and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Constructing Iron 1nclosures; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the inconsist of a systembf iron bars and rods connected together so as to leave spaces between them for Ythe admission of light and air, or for the purpose of lightening the structure, and where such open inclosures serve the purpose to prevent ingress or egress, as well as solid ones.

The object of this invention is to greatly increase the strength and security of such inclosures without the use of heavier or more material, whereby the cost of such additional material is saved and a contraction of the open spaces between the bars avoided, which contraction would seriously interfere with the admission of light and air for Ventilating purposes.

The special features of my invention consist of the peculiar connection of all vertical bars to the top and bottom of the compartments of which they are a part, and which connection is accomplished without the use of rivets on such bars, or without using the ends of the latter as rivets, a procedure which would greatly weaken the material at such connecting-points, especially when the bars are of steel, in which case they necessarily lose their temper and are susceptible to easy fracture. The use of rivets at all intermediate connecting-points between the top and bottom is likewise dispensed with. I also employ a new mode of bracing the upright bars in order to preveutthem from being dislocated or spread apart.

The details of my construction are more fully explained in the following specification,

and illustrated in t-he accompanying drawings, in whichl Figure 1 is a perspective view of a cell having a front inclosure constructed after my plan. Fig. 2 shows in a perspective View and at an enlarged scale a portion of such an inclosure. Fig. 3 is a vertical elevation of a portion of such an inclosure, showing also connection of it to side and bottom. Flgs. 4

and 5 are enlarged cross and longitudinal zigzag line from one point, where bars 8 and 9 are joined, over to the next lower or upper junction of these two latter bars, alternating in this manner clear through in all the spaces which are formed between the vertical bars. Portions 10 of these brace-bars form the braces proper, and these bars are so arranged that four of these braces always converge at points where bars 8 are pierced by bars 9, the vertical portions 11 11 of the brace-bars being also pierced and abutting against bars 8 to either side thereof, closely confining these latter between them, as shown, so as to-prevent their lateral displacement. This construction slightly differs at top, bottom, and sides, where only two braces converge at the points of junction between bars 8 and 9.

At the top and bottom the ends of bars 8 and the contiguous portions 11 of the bracebars pass through slots 12, cut into the web 13 of a suitable cross-rail 14, preferably of channel-iron, below the web of which all such protruding ends are perforated and pierced by a lock-bar 15, which latter is similar to bars 9 and passes through the channel-iron below its web 13, thus locking all upright bars and brace-bars to the channel-iron. This latter may now be conveniently riveted to the top and bottom plates 16 and 17, the rivets 18 passing through web 13 of the channel-iron and through the said plates. While a channel-iron is most to be preferred, inasmuch as IOO it presents the neatest appearance and also hides the rivets between their ends, its use is not absolutely necessary, and as the vertical parts (flanges) of the same do not perform anyparticu lar function toward the connection of the structure one or the two may be dispensed with; or, in other words, a plain fiat bar or an angle-iron may take the place of the channel-iron. At the ends bars 9, after passing through the last one of the upright bars 8, are riveted against the latter, as shown at 19. The sides 2O of the cell areriveted against this last bar, and where it is desirable to strengthen the corners by an angle-iron vthis latter maybe placed over the corner, the same rivets which connect the sides to the last upright bar alsopassing through one ange of the angle-iron.

Bolts might be used in place of rivets 1S at the top, bottom, and sides; but in cases where great security is requiredlike in jail-worksuch connection is not desirable.

h As will be seen, all riveting at intermediate Junctions has been dispensed with, which omission greatly simplifies the work and correspondingly lessens the cost. The strength and security of inclosures, compartments, or cells so constructed are in no wise lessened by g the use of my system, but, on the contrary,

rather increased by it, and the vertical bars have been braced most effectually and in a spreading apart impossible. The full thickness of the upright bars and brace-bars Vhas been preserved clear through, and their ends have not been weakened, like in cases where they are riveted direct against the top and bottom plates. The bars being placed edgewise present thus their greatest resistance in a direction from which they are most likely attacked, and by being placed this way obstruct in the least possible manner the passage of light and air.

Having described my invention, I claim as newl. In the construction of iron inclosures consisting of vertical and horizontal bars, the combination, with such bars, of brace-bars of zigzag form placed between the vertical bars and connecting to them at the points where they are pierced by the horizontal bars, all as substantially shown, and for the purposes described.

v 2. In the construction of iron inclosures .consisting of vertical and horizontal bars, thezigzag form placed between the vertical bars,

these brace-bars consisting of the brace parts l0 proper, connected together by intermediate parts 11, which are `parallel with the vertical bars abutting against them and so arranged that (excepting at the sides) always two meet said vertical bars at the same height and to either side thereof to prevent their lateral displacement,all three being connected at the point where they join to prevent any one of them from being removed or separated from the-others, all as substantially shown,

and for the purposes described.

4. In the construction of iron inclosures consisting of vertical and horizontal bars, the, combination, with such bars, of brace-bars of zigzag form placed between the vertical bars, these brace-bars consisting of the brace parts l0 proper, connected together by intermediate parts 11, which are parallel with the vertical bars abutting against them, and so arranged that (excepting at the sides)*always two meet said verticalbars at the same heightand to either side thereof to prevent their lateral displacement, all three being pierced at the points where they join by the horizontal bars, whereby all bars and brace-bars are connected together to prevent any one of them from being removed or separated from the others, all as substantially shown, and for the purposes described. i way to make their lateral displacement or 5. In iron inclosuresnthe construction whereby the ends of the vertical barsare coni nected so as tol secure them in their position,- which connection consists of the combination,

with such bars, of top and bottom rails, like channel-irons, for instance, or other equivalent-s, through which the ends of the former pass, and a lock-bar which passes through the protruding ends of the vertical bars, all as substantially shown, and for the purposes described.

6. In iron inclosures orwalls, the` construction whereby they are connected to the top and bottom of the compartments of which they form a part, said connection consisting .of the combination of such inclosures ofchannel-irons or their equivalents, through the web of which the ends of the vertical bars pass, lock-bars piercing the said protruding ends below the web ofthe channel-irons, and suitable means whereby top or bottom are connected to the channel-irons, all as substantially shown, and for the purposes described.

7. In iron inclosures of the kind shown and when the vertical bars are secured laterally by brace-bars of zigzag form placed between them, ythe construction whereby the ends of the vertical bars and brace-bars are connected so as to secure them in their position, which connection consists of the combination, with such bars and brace-bars, of top and bottom rails, like channel-irons, for instance, or other equivalents, through which the ends of the former pass, and a lock-bar which passes IOC through the protruding ends of the vertical bars and brace-bars, all as substautiall y shown, and for the purposes described.

S. In iron inclosures of the kind shown and when the vertical bars are secured laterally by brace-bars of zigzag form placed between them, the constructionwhereby they are connected to the top and bottom of the compartment of which they are a part, said connection consisting of the combination, with such inelosures, of channel-irons or their equivalents, through the Web of which the ends of the vertical bars and brace-bars pass, lockbars piercing the said protruding ends below the Web of the channel-iron, and suitable means whereby top and bottom are connected to the channel-irons, all as substantially shown, and for the purposes described.

9. The construction of iron compartments consisting of the combination, with complete fronts, formed of bars and locked at top and bottom to cross-rails or channel-irons, of top,

bottom, and sides, top and bottom connected to the cross-rails and the sides to the Vertical bars at the ends of said front, all as substantially shown, and for the purposes described.

10. The construction of iron compartments consisting of the combination, with complete fronts formed of Vertical and horizontal bars, the former locked at top and bottom to crossrails or channel-irons, the horizontal bars connected to the vertical bars at the ends of said fronts, of top, bottom, and sides, topand bottom connected to the cross-rails and the sides to the vertical bars at the ends of said front, all as substantially shown, and for the purposes described.

Intestimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

GEORGE J. WOELFEL.

XVitnesses:

SAMUEL M. QUINN, CARL SPENGEL. 

